the tire i can see 34 years. i was a metal. i didn't know what has the best now i know the never ending story of asbestos starts june 21st on d. w the to the english author and james hilton described the fictional. sean rely, is a harmonious, earthly paradise. an isolated utopia of overflowing happiness. there wasn't too much of that spirit in the air at the sound, rely on dialogue and singapore asia as top security for him. the deteriorating relations between the us and china had everybody on the edge of their seats. and

while the elephant and the rule only grew in size, military drill and the taiwan straits almost ended in tragedy. us destroyer, narrowly avoided being struck by a chinese worship of $0.10 between the 2 superpowers. on the rise, we ask how long can washington and beijing steer clear of a head on collision? nicole fairly in berlin and this is the day the don't ever want to be that close to another vessel, because too many things can go wrong. and you could actually have a question. the trainer continues with that. then that's a great the likelihood of the nation. the opposite change on the truth is that the united states is provoking triple fast and chinese dealing with it and the contents with international law. the courts of handshake over dinner is no substitute for

a substitute. engage household indices, it's undeniable that a severe conflict between china and the us ought to be unbearable pain for the world. the also on the day, how much opposition is left in vladimir putin as russia increased online surveillance, has made it even more dangerous to speak out or to organize the sent putin's opponents. the main task might be to get through this time and stay out of prison. taking to the barricades now is a bad idea and when he got onto the show, we begin with the world's other pressing geo political hot spot outside ukraine. the deteriorating relationship between 2 super powers, the song rely on dialogue. a high level defense meeting in asia could have been an

opportunity for the us in china to have a much needed conversation. but it didn't come to that handshake. a few words. that was it. and dialogue is needed now more than ever to keep tensions as a fears of an escalation were stir just this weekend. when a chinese warship crossed dangerously close in front of the us to store in the taiwan strait. this is the moment a chinese warship blocked the path of an american destroyer. forcing the us vessel the trunk wound to drop at speed and avoid a collision. the incident code of the united states and canada were holding joint drills in the taiwan strait. a body of water that's already as sensitive water way as it separates china from type on the canadian official who witnessed the 1st time has called up china's actions as intentional and dangerous. the fact that this was announced over the radio prior to doing it clearly indicated that was

intentional, maneuvering close to each other, $150.00 yards is, is very scary. and you don't ever want to be that close to another vessel, because too many things can go wrong and you could actually have a question. the weight, china also total t c, it type on the waters of rounded belonged to them. they have blamed the us for provoking risk in the region. change on the truth is that the united states is provoking trouble 1st, and china is dealing with it in accordance with the international law. trying to respect freedom of navigation, an on overflights for you. but china certainly oppose a southern countries causing trouble in the taiwan strait and save complicates offering to you on the security code that you're looking. but take the time on straight to spot of the south china sea, where china's naval posture has been growing increasingly aggressive over the last weeks blocking the passenger philippine ship in may then or us across

and now or us destroyer you know our voyage. my concern about the irresponsible behavior we've seen with the call center steps and in the course is behavior that we see in the, in the waterways. and. and so that, that continues, i call up on a p or sees leadership to, to really do the right things to rein in that kind of a conduct because i think the accidents can happen. and that could cause i think just burrow out of control. so phone china is defending it's tense of the country's leaders have also stated that a full blown conflict, but the us would be a quote unbearable to faster for you. daniel's is a managing director of the asia society policy institute and in the united states

and joins us tonight from new york. welcome to the day in miss daniels, the white house responded to the situation in the south china sea with a grave warning. let's have a quick listen to a john, kirby had to say, and it, it won't be long before somebody gets hurt. and that's the, that's the concern. with these unsafe and unprofessional intercepts, they can lead to misunderstandings. they can lead to miscalculations when you have pieces of metal that size, whether it's in the air or on the sea, and they're operating that close together. it wouldn't take much for an error in judgement or a mistake to get made and somebody could get hurt. and that's just gotta be unacceptable, should be unacceptable them as well. with so much at stake, what stands in the way of productive the escalade, tory talk here? well, i mean, there are a number of reasons that both sides things that the ball is in the other countries court to you know, create a more favorable condition for

a productive dialogue. from the us perspective, it's this military signaling that china is doing, has created on favorable conditions and there's a real need to get back to productive dialogue, to manage that from china is perspective the military signaling that the us is doing has created on favorable conditions for productive dialogue and it's china's responsibility to curb some of its actions. so both sides are really in a downward spiral still. and yet some of the higher level dialogue that has taken place shows that both sides remain committed to kind of keeping the tone of the meetings that can take place productive. it's just not clear that they're ready to widen the scope of that dialogue to include military to military dialogue. at this time, you talk about a downward spiral about finger pointing and the us as long insisted on creating

guard rails to keep precisely that in check. why is china so opposed a china is not necessarily opposed to the idea of managing the relationship responsibly. it's in the, you know, the oper right operation of that management where we really have funded mental differences. so the us things that guard rails on the relationship could include things like crisis communications, talks between the 2 militaries, but from texas perspective, they feel that those types of crisis communication hotlines would not be guard rails but would be seat belts to allow the us to continue to make these, what they see is very provocative, is particularly in the taiwan strait and, you know, in other words, to give the us a chance to de escalate might and power the us to continue. escal atory moves from the chinese perspective. as you say, the military to military dialogues,

maybe it's a little too early at this point, but there is dialogue happening on, on other levels last month. for example, the head of the ca traveled to china. how much performance is there to all of this, or is it really as bad as it seems the hi is, there's always a performative aspect to a country to country relations. and the question really is, who are the 2 sides performing for? i think that there's a sizable domestic audience in the us and in china that really wants to see their leadership stand up to what they see is the bad behavior of the other side. so i think underneath some of that performance which, you know, tends to take place and these press statements like the one you just played. there is, is real sincerity. and that officials on both sides that are particularly high level do understand the stakes of maintaining a cordial and at least peaceful relationship. and they understand that not only you

know, for the benefit of the, you know, their own strategies. but also because they know that the world is watching, that there aren't other countries in the world that want to see the us in china go to war with each other. and so the audiences domestic, but it's also, you know, the international community and the need of the international community to see these officials and manage the relationship responsibly. ok, let's talk about the other side of the performance. because in china, the defense minister also a warrant of future confrontation, here's what he said. that's the way gentle. the cold war mentality is now resurgent and it greatly increases security risk of block confrontation in the asia pacific. you will know that some big powers continue to promote their so called endo pacific strategy. knowing china holds that no strategy should be based on ideological ground, whose aim is to build exclusive military alliances against imagine threats. hakim. this could easily lead to a self fulfilling prophesy,

scandal floor for the end that you. yeah. and he added that mutual respect should prevail over bullying and heads your money. how does that fit into china? is behavior in the taiwan strait over the weekend as well? i think mutual respect is another time that really needs to be on packed a little bit and it's kind of like guard rails. i think the u. s. has no problem in concept with the idea of mutual respect. but to the china, he is mutual respect, often means of taking their position for granted, and particularly when it comes to timeline. so what the chinese say when they mean when they say what they need, when they say and mutual respect with regard to taiwan, is that the us and taiwan should have no official relations or unofficial relations . and that, you know, the us should accept china's position on the eventual resolution of taiwan. and that's just not, you know, where the us interest lie. so i think mutual respect,

much like guard rails is an area that the 2 sides need to unpack through direct and candid and hopefully constructive dialogue. mm hm. so while the tensions grow and the 2 countries don't seem to even speak the same language, many are worried, especially countries in south east asia were stuck between china and the us. and the way, what is all of that mean for them? and i think they're navigating a really tricky situation. i think, even though the us in china, i consistently tell the region in the world that they do not expect countries to take sides in us trying to strategic competition. the way that the competition is being, you know, displayed right now does force countries into the position of taking sides. so whether it comes to, you know, high technology export controls, or it simply is a matter of, you know, maintaining diplomatic relationships with both sides. i think the countries of the region, and i think this is very much in display or on display

a chamber law. i think the countries of the really region are being forced and are feeling pressure to take aside in the us, china strategic rivalry. an uncomfortable situation, we don't have much time, but i do want to know if this is an, in your opinion, the new status quo. now that we're working with i think we're still on a period where dialogue and serves a function of doing no harm and making sure the situation doesn't get worse. and whether or not this maintain, this becomes a, you know, a maintain status ball will depend on what happens over the next year. we do have the possibility that presidents fusion team will travel to the united states to the time the a pack start in san francisco. in november and i think our, i should really be trying to what are the moves made over the summer in diplomacy to get to the point where the 2 leaders can sit down in person in the us and have a conversation about moving the relationship forward in a much more peaceful and hands sustainable manner for danielle,

thank you so much for your time. my pleasure. thank you. i in russia speaking up against a lot of improvement can come at a heavy price. on sunday, russian police arrested more than a 100 demonstrators who took to the streets to mark the birthday of jailed kremlin critic. i'll explain of all me. and his traders had a hand written signs calling for his release. human rights monitoring group o v. d info said the volley supporters were detained in 23 cities across russia, including moscow in st. petersburg. the prominent opposition leader was jailed for fraud and contempt of court, but no volley maintains the charges were trumped up to silence him. rushes government has passed increasingly tough, wants to stifle criticism since it's invasion of ukraine. so is it even possible to oppose the government in vladimir putin as russia? one young opposition politician in moscow, believe it's worth

a shot. constantine cold is focusing on community action like this recycling drive. coffee is a local opposition politician for the moscow district of much icy. every months he gets anywhere from 50 to a 100 people together here to sort and recycle their garbage. recycling is largely uncontroversial in russia for now. so these are these did recently shut down the environmental organization. green piece openly criticizing the government . it's almost impossible. but konstantin thinks this kind of event can be a start. that goes just jackson. likely ecological campaigns can really unites people in these hot times. it's important to stay united and support each of us. and it's important to know we're trying to do at least some things to improve the load around us. of an overwhelming majority of russian support president vladimir putin, at least according to government posters. increasingly draconian laws have made protesting against the russian government all but impossible,

especially since the war and ukraine started even a post on social media criticizing the war can mean up to 15 years in prison before you leave me in the, in the digital, the types of ship like russia, it's a kind of a person's every move can be traced to controlled the far it is, can find out everything about the person, but interested in very quickly if necessary. so the slice thing is that right now, the main pretends opponents, the main task might be to get through this time and stay out of prison. taken to the barricades now is a bad idea of it for hide you. most russian officers and politicians are in jail or an exile, but that didn't stop 23 year olds konstantin calls from going into local politics just last year. he knows that the more public attention he gets, the more he's in danger. so he has lots of activists who have stayed in russia are afraid. you don't know if a police will come in social home in the morning. unfortunately, because of

a repressive law, as being passed is dangerous to express your opinion in public uh its own and pleasant. we have to work in the conditions. we have the law always been able to get flooded, kind of cool plans to continue his monthly recycling drive. and he hopes to stay in politics. despite everything, he believes things in russia can change. meanwhile, for the past 15 months, people in ukraine have been living in constant fear of russian attacks in recent weeks. however, residents across the border and rushes belgrade region started to get a sense of the horror of having more on their doorstep. pro ukrainian groups of russian funders have launched multiple cross border incursions into russia from ukraine and territory. the claim to have taken full control of some settlements in the area. it talks of frontier russian authorities to evacuate thousands of residents. we can now speak to india for tomorrow until 2016. he was a state do my deputy for and it was the birth canal living in ukraine. he is the

political representative of the freedom of russia legion. melissa, and mister for them are welcome to the de, yours is one of at least 2 russian paramilitary organizations, reportedly fighting against russian troops. what can you tell us about the situation in belgrade? at the moment? there is a very intensive pricing um, so our troops are b, c gene should become a uh, the district capital. uh, so i see 2 more or less the same size as before. uh, no, they have to control or uh, approximately 1000 small villages. so on site, the rush are you putting in the border. so the result and diesel plan, uh, or for free. and we believe it's bratia under which we see white, blue and white black. and how big are the militias operating inside russia? as far as we're concerned, we can not disclose the exact number because ford means that the,

the reason was buffalo, together the size of the original is affordable fairly on some to another. but the lives in the restroom, valencia corpse. so all together is fine. but the wheels, what are your plans for the the areas that you say you have liberated? well being done, some of us we used to try to keep them. and if we will manage to liberate, should beacon i think that that would be the place where we can keep control of that. and so it'd be within you, the government, if you well, the, the, the us sort of tools the so the rate that you reported we will put a new sticker, so we will different look, you're not wasting people's lives. and right now what we see is the set up, which is ottoman, is just showing these uh, these phone with the new files uh, with the uh to you literally. um, so the effectively destroying, yeah. and destroy. and if they did,

they act the same as in brooklyn. and so that's, of course makes us very much why rates and so we, we careful the civilians. mm hm. and now the question on everybody's mind is that how closely does your organization cooperate with keith? you're based in ukraine. how, how closely do you coordinate with the government there? in general, is you understand both you and yes. so you as the leader, them freedom of rush around russian volunteer. of course, the front of you creating a meal, which is that possible international legion which is part of your green young autumn courses, but for this particular racial limited budget, the quotations now. and so if you surely we are totally on our own so. so we are not a guided by ukrainian military is able to provide the information that don't supply the to ration. we use the web post up with the q with our cells. and so during the us flights. so basically,

you cream has done the same as what do you know which one was doing in 2014. now, when the fighting in the bus stop, you say officially, your on your own. ukraine's western allies are very nervous about the military hard way. they provided for you cream to defend its territory, possibly being used on russian soil. where exactly do you get your equipment for these operations while you're on vacation? as you say, so let them become the clothes. so all the equipment. so she was equipment that those guys are using, they will work like your it's during fighting on the ukrainian territory. uh, even the american equipment was previously lost by ukrainian force. so some of them that was repaid by our, our troops under, within that we a think you ring fighting with brushes? li, yes, the, with the units they stay with the regiments that's uh, that's through. so that's why they have, for all the different pieces,

but pretty let me clear. obviously this is something that's was rushing me the clips on. so the thanks automotive vehicles now, which would be 1000 bmc is the, uh, the well let us. so a builder in belgium just now for example, announced that they are starting an investigation into whether or not its weapons or being used by paramilitary groups in russia. it's something they do not want to see. so you're saying that you cannot assure that this investigation will conclude that that is not the case. no, i think it will come nowhere because the bill jerome is concerned about just the rifles because he understands the rifles hidden in, in the battlefields retreat. so it's very, very well from me. so i, i don't see the, uh, the reason why true for problems they are. i think that's the biggest problem is obviously with a heavy equipment and that's where americans are concerns about a lot bye. yeah,

i know that particular 3 to one or 6 the limb m reps that they were speaking about with them. this was captured and before so i'm, i'm, i am pretty too much relaxed that will manage to publish your relax but, but ukraine's allies are not. are, and you a little weary of the fact that you might alienate people who are helping the ukrainians in their fight against the common enemy the each year. i know i go to freights because the unit, the people who are making these decisions, the me, the list agent goes over it. firstly, they acknowledge the rights of the ukrainians to protect their boulders. and to create the jimmy, the price on the loan, signed the board. let's the 1st thing. yeah, the 2nd thing is that's a lease. the units are for you on the for the they were fights and know you putting on territory under control for you, creating a new latrice on when they were doing this. and they were the most out of control for or, or, or supervision. and certainly, as i'm saying,

or the equipment or wasn't able to supply it to somebody which was not authorized to receive it, but able to find that as lost at the level field. so it's another being captured by the soldiers that stays with the soldier. some there is no violation of moving and we shall switch over. and the medical somebody just said this in public, um, but each additional they just said this let in, in public. so the key lice of ukraine, the lead you understand what's going on. right. let's hope that russia understands that the way you just delete it out and i wanna move on and ask you a more personal question. you spend almost a decade and versus state duma. now you're leaving a legion of you lost faith in the power of diplomacy. a local agent, the legion lamb, felicia killers, presents and delete junk them all. they have their media to come under this separately from me, but a member of the list. so yes, politically,

i pretty much believe in the ottoman resistance. i think septic time for a long, violent protest as or no, we lost our chance. i was engaged from this throughout my whole life and was trying to use every opportunity to, to change the situation like young being a preliminary on it was always diplomacy. but it didn't work, and when was the middle portion was stopped at the completing of their on ukraine in february of last year. when to you started the doing. yeah. you know, some people when he's taught for destroying another country, he eliminate this over the years. now there is only one way is to destroy the dictates, or we cannot convince him to stop. he will never stop to come to stop only with force anyway upon them are of, of the freedom of russia legion. melissa, thank you for your time. thank you very much. thanks for sharing that.

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